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TORONTO -- After a busy off-season, the Toronto Blue Jays were expected to be
contenders. Cheap NFL Hoodies . Instead theyre well under
.500, out of the American League East and AL wild-card races and grasping for
positives amid a season that hasnt gone according to plan. "When youre not
winning games, its not good," general manager Alex Anthopoulos said during a
recent homestand. "Youre scratching your brain trying to come up with ways to
get better." One way to get better, for next year and beyond, involves selling
before Wednesday afternoons trade deadline. Anthopoulos recognizes the Blue Jays
place at the bottom of the standings, but with the hope of contending in 2014
there might not be many assets available to deal. "Everyones in trade mode,"
Anthopoulos said. "I think anything we do, if we can do something that helps
currently, great, but even for the following year as well, well look to do it.
Were having dialogue, but Id say every player were having dialogue about are
players that can help us beyond the current year." In other words, dont expect a
fire sale of every Blue Jays player who has underacheived this season. Only
three are impending free agents: starter Josh Johnson, whose value is at an
all-time low, reliever Darren Oliver, whos 42 years old, and outfielder Rajai
Davis, whos a part-timer relied on mostly for his speed. The bullpen has been
one of a few bright spots for the Blue Jays this season, featuring all-stars in
Brett Cecil and Steve Delabar. Until last week Toronto hadnt lost a game it led
after seven innings. Naturally, the Blue Jays have been getting calls about
relievers, but Anthopoulos didnt commit to trading from a position of strength.
"We do have depth, and that is an area that we can afford to trade a reliever
and still be fine," he said Wednesday. "Were not close to doing anything. As I
sit here today I dont think were trading a reliever. The only free agent in that
group is Darren Oliver. So any reliever deal, it can happen now or we can take
it into the off-season and make a deal there. I wouldnt rule it out because of
that depth." Left-handed relief is often hard to find, so Oliver might be a
commodity for a playoff contender that wants a rental. At 1,900 innings for his
career, Oliver has some wear on him, but he was 3-2 with a 3.82 ERA going into
the Blue Jays series in Oakland. Aaron Loup, a 25-year-old left-hander, leads
the team with a 1.90 ERA, and veteran lefty Juan Perez was nearly perfect before
giving up six runs in his past two appearances. The Blue Jays have a team option
on closer Casey Janssen for next season and have Cecil and Delabar under team
control for the foreseeable future. But Anthopoulos learned last year when he
was trying to acquire bullpen help that its hard to make a trade for just a
reliever. "By themselves, a team needs a reliever but the flip side (is), Well,
I only want to pay so much to get a guy (to) pitch 40 innings, especially for
the last two months," he said. "And its so difficult to equate just on a
one-on-one deal, and thats why its easier to make them part of a larger deal."
The market for reliever trades has already been set. On Monday the Los Angeles
Angels of Anaheim traded 37-year-old former Blue Jays lefty Scott Downs to the
Atlanta Braves for minor-league right-hander Cory Rasmus, and the Houston Astros
traded closer Jose Veras to the Detroit Tigers for 19-year-old outfield prospect
Danry Vasquez and a player to be named later. The 32-year-old Davis appears to
be Torontos most tradeable position player, as he showed Sunday when he tied a
franchise record with four stolen bases in a single game. Hes tied for third in
the majors in steals (31 going into Monday nights game), despite having far
fewer at-bats than anyone else in the top 10. "His first step is as good as
anybody Ive ever seen," manager John Gibbons said. "I mean hes really a force
when he does get on for you." Davis, who has been traded twice in his career,
isnt worried about the speculation. "I think that I could help anybody win.
Obviously Im capable of stealing bases," Davis said. "I guess I try not to focus
on the things that I cant go control, just try to go out there and focus on the
things I can control." Anthopoulos is the one in control from the Blue Jays end.
Speaking a week before the trade deadline, he said the Blue Jays "dont have
anything big going" and tempered expectations of making a move by citing a lack
of traction to that point. "Theres some things that are definitely alive,"
Anthopoulos said. "Theyre a coin flip right now if theyre going to happen. But I
think theyre conversations that if they dont get done now, they would carry into
the off-season." Anthopoulos prefers to make deals before July 31, which he
calls "chaotic" and "rushed." "Its like last-minute shopping," he said. "The
doors of the store are starting to close and everybodys scrambling. And for us,
were going after very specific players and very specific things." The Blue Jays
figure to need starting pitching help, though if Ricky Romero returns to form at
some point and Kyle Drabek manages to rebound from his second career Tommy John
surgery, Anthopoulos might not need focus on that area when talking about deals.
But even with shortstop Jose Reyes strong play in the past month since
returning, the infield is a place of emphasis. Thats why Brett Lawrie has played
second base in addition to third, a move that gives Toronto some flexibility in
the trade market. "Were certainly looking to do some things in the infield at
the trade deadline," Anthopoulos said. "Im not saying that we will, but were
actively having dialogue with some teams to see if we can do something there."
As recently as Friday, Gibbons said he likes his team and has confidence in his
players. He doesnt see some better performances of late as evidence that players
want to be traded to a contender. "I dont think theyre playing better so they
can get out of here," Gibbons said. "I think some of them havent had their
normal years, and if they kick it in the rest of the way, I think its just who
they are. ... We got some pretty good guys. Most of the guys out there are
proven players in this league at this level. Most guys dont ever want to leave,
anyway, to get traded. Youve got to uproot and thats never easy, either."
Whether its this week or in the off-season, the composition of the Jays roster
will change. Anthopoulos said he hasnt thought of September call-ups yet and
isnt sure if the Blue Jays 2014 core will look much different than this group.
"You evaluate each player. (Some) you think theyre going to bounce back, some
you may not be as convinced," he said. "Thats where you may see some change. But
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period of hockey all season- against a finalist from last years Stanley Cup
Final, no less.Louis Domingue stopped 39 shots, Brad Richardson scored in his
600th career game and the Coyotes picked up what should be a confidence-boosting
win with a 3-2 victory over the Sharks on Tuesday night.We weathered the storm,
said Coyotes left wing Jamie McGinn, who had his second goal of the season to
cap Arizonas second-period flurry. Thats the best way to put it: Weathering the
storm and then we took it to them.The Sharks jumped on the struggling Coyotes
early on Patrick Marleaus first-period goal, but Arizona responded with three
goals in the second period to win for the second time in eight games.Lawson
Crouse scored his first NHL goal in his sixth game, and the Coyotes had nine
different players with a point.Domingue made some spectacular saves and was
solid in the crease in the closing minutes after the Sharks added an extra
attacker for his second win in six starts since Mike Smith went out with a lower
body injury.Ive been feeling good for almost all year, so it was just a matter
of staying focused for a full 60 minutes, Domingue said.He needed to be after
San Jose pulled goalie Martin Jones with 3:03 left.Mikkel Boedker scored with
11.9 seconds left in his return to Arizona, but Domingue turned away everything
else before and after to preserve the victory.Jones had 27 saves after stopping
70 of 73 shots during San Joses three-game winning streak heading into
Tuesday.We did some good stuff in the first period, I loved our start, Sharks
coach Peter DeBoer said. But thats the thing we need to work most at: When were
on top of teams, instead of getting an extra goal and put them away, we let them
hang around.Thhe Coyotes have struggled since a season-opening victory against
Philadelphia, losing five games on a six-game road trip and 3-2 to Colorado on
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problem is losing close games; its last four were lost by a goal.The Coyotes
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Domingue.It was all Coyotes after that.Richardson answered early in the second
period, grabbing a loose puck in the corner and taking it without much
resistance to the crease, where he beat Jones for his fourth of the season.
Crouse scored 68 seconds later, deflecting a point shot by Kevin Connauton past
Jones.McGinn made it 3-1 by whipping a shot from above the left circle to the
top corner of the goal through a screen by teammate Anthony Duclair.There was
definitely some lapses and they took advantage of it, Marleau said.Domingue
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to make a snatching glove save on Brenden Dillons shot from the slot.Game notes
Arizonas Ryan White and San Joses Michael Haley squared off just 2:32 into the
game, both earning five-minute fighting penalties. ... Coyotes D Michael Stone
missed his second straight game with an upper-body injury. C Martin Hanzal left
in the first period with a lower body injury and did not return. ... The Coyotes
honored Boedker with a tribute video in his first game back since being traded
to Colorado last season.UP NEXTSharks: Host Calgary on Thursday before the
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